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Oral history interview with Elizabeth Flores

 Collection
Identifier: SR 12348

Scope and Contents

This oral history interview with Elizabeth Flores was conducted by Sankar Raman, Nancy Dollahite, and Britany Cano-Briceno on January 20, 2020. The interview was recorded for The Immigrant Story, an organization that documents and archives the stories of immigrants and refugees in the United States.

In this interview, Flores discusses her early life in rural Mexico with her mother and siblings, while her father worked in California. She talks about moving to California in 1989, and talks about adjusting to life in the United States, including learning English. She shares her experiences as a Spanish speaker in California public schools, talks about her relationship with her family, and speaks about a teacher who helped her succeed in school. She shares her reasons for going to college in Northern California, and talks about studying to become a doctor. She also discusses her marriage to Ozvaldo Gonzalez, and talks about starting a family while attending medical school. She shares her reasons for focusing on geriatric medicine. She then talks about moving to Portland, Oregon, in 2008, and speaks about her medical clinic, HousecallMD, which makes house calls for geriatric patients. She closes the interview by discussing her identity as a Mexican American.

Dates

  • Creation: 2020 January 20

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Joint copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society and The Immigrant Story. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Educational Use Permitted, https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/.

Biographical note

Elizabeth Flores was born in Santa Ana, California, in 1976. She grew up in Mexico with her mother and siblings, with occasional visits to California, where her father worked. In 1989, the family moved to Anaheim, California. Flores married Ozvaldo Gonzalez in 2000, and they later had two children. She earned a medical degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 2004, and in 2008, she and her family moved to Portland, Oregon. She later opened her own medical clinic, called HousecallMD, which makes house calls to geriatric patients.

Source: Information provided by Flores in her interview; "Meet Dr. Flores, Personal Home Physician," accessed November 27, 2024, https://housecallmd-nw.com/

Extent

1.09 Gigabytes (1 audio file (WAV, 1 hr., 36 min., 19 sec.))

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Oral history interview with Elizabeth Flores, conducted by Sankar Raman, Nancy Dollahite, and Britany Cano-Briceno on January 20, 2020, for The Immigrant Story. Flores discusses her early life in rural Mexico and her experiences adjusting to life in the United States, including learning English. She shares her experiences as a Spanish speaker in California and during her education there; discusses studying to become a doctor; and speaks about her medical clinic, HousecallMD, which makes house calls for geriatric patients in Portland, Oregon.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of The Immigrant Story, June 2023 (RL2023-081).

Publication note

An article about Elizabeth Flores, "Believe in Yourself and Go the Distance" by Britany Cano-Briceno, was based on this interview and published on The Immigrant Story website at https://theimmigrantstory.org/believe/.
Title
Guide to the oral history interview with Elizabeth Flores
Status
Completed
Author
Sarah Stroman
Date
2024
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository

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